St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-14
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
SOLD 4 AGAIN.

The Farmers aud Eab0ring Men of
minnesota Deceived by Their Pre-
tended Friends.
To the Editor of the Globe.
l wonder if there is any one that thinks for
a moment that the majority Of the present
Legislature intends to do anything for the pro-
ducers and labOring class. II there is the
quicker they disabuse their mind of that idea
the better. The very first act of the farmer
members of the legislature was
to eject banker and monoplist
as7 the speaker of the house, and the first
act of the president of the senate was TO
appoint one of James Hills agents
and henchmen, as chairman of the judiciary
committee. L presume the rest OF the
committees are fixed up in the same style,
and to cap the climax, and drive another nail
in the coffin of the hopes of the farmers they
nominate a high tariff man for United States
senator; one who boldly proclaimed his tariff
sentiments over the state prior to the last
election. He is known to be monopolist
and cheek by jowl with the railroad com
panies and While stumping the state last fall
dates, was furnished special coaches
and extra trains to convey him
to points where he spoke. I know that when
the cry went out that the Third district was
going Democratic unless the ring did some
thing, they Immediately sent out the present
Davis, who was furnished a special coach in
which to meet his appointments in HutchIn-
son, Mcleod county. IS soon as he had
spoken his piece there was a special train
furnished by the Chicago Milwaukee & st.
Paul railroad TO return home to St. Paul.
said train m liking the run to st. Paul
and return to Hutchinson in time to make
its regular run the next morning. do not
give this from hearsay, but from pesOn,d
knowledge, and might give other instances
if necessary. Now, from your eXperince with
railroad companies, do they ever grant such
favors unless they know they will be returned
with interest? With q knowledge Of these
facts. the farmer Representatives in the legis-
lature votefor these men. That stupendOus
humbug l. Donnelly, leads the van, and for fear
that some one shall remark that in voting as
he has ne has given the lie direct to all Of
the principles he has pretended to
favor since his last flop from the
bug the suffering people, he Immediately in
troduced q grist of bills perporting to be for
the protection of the people from some i'm
agiuary evil knowing that each of them will
be smothered by the committees, which were
Amounted by the speaker of his own selection
for that purpose. He will be telling his
dupes lust before the next election what
gigantic efforts he made in their behalf, but
was beaten by the bioated monopoists. Now
it is well-known fact that one
pretended friend of the people is
worth more to the monopolist than dozen
outspoken tools. | see stated in both of the
ST Paul morning papers that one or two of
our Democ attic members are Davis men, and
will vote for him if his vote is necessary to
assure his election. such, hope, is not the
case. a few more years of misrule and de-
ception perpetrated by the pretended friends
OF the people VIII probably educate them TO
Judge between shoddy and Atwood goods.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.